Federal Workers are Vital to West Virginia’s Economy

Introduction

Elon Musk and the Trump administration are illegally firing federal employees who serve West Virginian veterans, seniors, farmers, and small businesses; keep our food, water, national parks, and workplaces safe; and carry out critical medical research, emergency response, and disaster relief missions. Federal employees and their families are also our neighbors who live, work, and send their children to schools across the Mountain State, spreading the impact of these attacks to every single West Virginian community.

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Who are Federal Employees in West Virginia?

The federal workforce consists of roughly 3 million employees, most of whom (98.4 percent) live in the states.

• West Virginia is home to over 22,900 federal employees, about 3.2 percent of the state’s total non-farm employment. This makes the federal government a larger employer in West Virginia than the coal mining industry.
• By Congressional District: 7,133 federal employees live in WV-1 and 15,844 federal employees live in WV-2.
• Major federal employers in West Virginia include the Bureau of Fiscal Services in Parkersburg, West Virginia.